Rule 8.3 - STANDARD LIFE

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              STANDARD LIFE
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               01 October 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       67,989,158     3.13%       2,149,543    0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives     4,094,167     0.19%       8,111,939    0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             72,083,325      3.32%       10,261,482   0.47%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      4,242                2.9175
Purchase      25,520               2.9175
Purchase      11,059               2.8479
Purchase      4,260                2.9175
Purchase      1,315                Transfer
Purchase      486                  Transfer
Purchase      33,749               2.8560
Purchase      11,018               2.8571
Purchase      11,527               2.8944
Purchase      25,520               2.9175
Purchase      65,737               2.8636
Purchase      55,567               2.8497
Purchase      3,403                2.9175
Purchase      2,682                2.9031
Sale          115                  2.8438
Sale          6,621                2.8673
Sale          9,669                2.8638
Sale          30,600               2.9012
Sale          2,600                2.8775
Sale          310                  2.8444
Sale          2,682                2.8920

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         11059         2.8479
CFD            Short         55567         2.8496
CFD            Short         33749         2.8559
CFD            Short         11018         2.857
CFD            Short         65737         2.8635
CFD            Short         46703         2.877
CFD            Short         11527         2.8943
CFD            Short         2682          2.903
CFD            Long          9669          2.8638
CFD            Long          6621          2.8672
CFD            Long          2682          2.8919
CFD            Long          30600         2.9012

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         02 October 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk